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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-02

All day had the people come and
gone, gathering in groups in the vicin-
ity of the old house, and passing from
group to group to learn every report
that had been set ailoat.
As night came on, all these gather
ings slowly dispersed. Curiosity was
by no means satisfied; but nobody
wanted to remain in the vicinity of the
haunted house after dark.
This night was dark from twilight.
Ten rods Off the house could not be
seen at all.
1t was at this prudent limit that the
loaiing company of old sailors were
assembled near eleven O'Clock of that
night. The fascination of the super
natural, too powerful to be resisted by
men of their peculiar education and
experience, had drawn them away
from their customary haunts. The
stories and the excitemonts of the day
would not permit them to rest peace
fully in their beds, and they had come
up here TO breathe the atmosphere Of
mystery and terror. 1t will be useful
to the reader to ovcrhear their talk.
both gone, dye sayP"
ayes; they went to Bos'n this AFTER
noon"
Poor wimminl how did they stand
itpn
"Better'n you could expect. Mis-
Willis was weak as cat, with all the
kigh-strikes Ut is presumed that this
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-02
CUIsEs All TIUnrORs,

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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-02
CONSUMPTTON.

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consumption, but for all Chronic Dis
-
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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-02
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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-02
Liver, Blood, and Lungs.

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supplied by theip sympathiHing irionds
and neighbors; but neither friendship
nor money could have induced any
one to go TO the now untenanted house
for their effects.
Our tale is so largely based upon
facts. and the thread of fiction that
runs through il so thin, that the writer
feels like stopping at this point and
answering the objection that may be
made in some quarters. that no such
effect as we have described would be
produced upon people by tales of super
natural events occurring in an old
house.
To those who think thus, we would
say that they fail to take into account
the time, and especially the locality OF
these last scenes of the story.
Should such things occur to-day,
particularly ut the West, committee
of untorrified men would probably visit
the infested house, thoroughly armed,
and discover amy traces that might re-
man OF human agencies.
But we are not writing of the West
nor of the present day. 1t is of New
England that we are telling, where,
even among intelligent and educated
people, a lurking if uneNpressed belief
in the supernatural has descended from
the oyer-religious and darkly super
stitious Puritans, who burned witches
at the stake less than two hundred
years ago. And we are telling of a
time removed thirty-live years from us,
and of New England sea-faring COM
munity-the most likely people under
the sun to yield to All implicit belief in
things apparently supernatural in their
origin. So we are simply portraying
life rs it was, at the time and place
nannaA
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She went directly INTO her chamber
and closed the door. Hunter still sat
where she left him, when Mrs. Willis
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tramp, they assembled in regular steps.
A deep groan burst forth from the hall
above-then, receding gradually into
the old part of the house, the terrified
listeners heard yells, shrieks, cries and
prayers for mercy, laughter and pistol
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-18
Planting an Asparagus Bed.

Use what stable manure you have
ready next spring about the aspara.
gus roots, and then apply the other
kinds of fertilizers later in the season
as a top dressing. When ready to
plant, open wide, deep burrows with a
pillow, four feet apart, scattering the
stable manure in the bottom as free
ly as you can afford; then plant the
roots three feet apart in the row,
drawing in the soil and manure over
and around them, and cover the
CROWNS four or five inches deep. A
small quantity OF manure will answer
for securing a vigorous growth of the
young plants the first season and to
apply a large quantity would be vast
ing valuable material. This winter or
early next spring make a compost OF
swamp muck, cotton seed and a little
lime, and have it all worked over and
mixed together during the summer
months. Next fall, after the tops OF
the asparagus plants have been killed
down by frost, apply the compost to
the surface OF the land, at the rate OF
twenty-four two-horse wagon loads
per acre. After the plants have be-
come we'll established, a. moderate
top dressing cfcompost every fall will
be sufficient to insure a vigorous
growth of stalks.-N. Y. Sun.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-18
Centerboard Boats.
from the New York SIM.

From the New York Sun.
The fishermen on the east coast OF
Ireland were first to introduce the
scenterboard in British waters; but it
is only used in herring cots. These
boats are simply large, fat bottemed
dories. They used never to carry
sails, except when running free. With
a head wind the fishermen were al,
ways obliged to take to their oars.
About 80 years ago one Of their
number who had been III this country
returned and secretly put a center
board in his dory. When his com
panions saw him make sail with q
head wind they laughed at him; but
when they saw the boat start offclose
haased, and then come about ahead
of the fleet and go off on the other
tack, they thought she WAS water
| witch. ''Ah,' said one of the old
shippers, that fellow has learnt some
thing in America They soon found
out what it was, and they all have
centerboards now.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-18
Clover and Roots,

In conversation with Southern
farmer recently the writer was assured
that clover was the most valuable
plant ever introduced into agriculture
in the South. 1t furnished a. most
valuable feeding crop, either green or
for hay; it occupied the soil which
would otherwise be idle and bare and
would be washed by the heavy rains;
1t fertilized the land and so aided in
doubling the other crops grown All
this is most true, but by no means all
that may be said in favor of this
Invaluable plant. But the same
might be said by the Northern farmers
OF roots, for they are the most valu-
able crop that can be grown. They
afford an excellent and prolific feeding
crop for the long Winter season, which
is Invaluable for dairymen orsheep OF
cattle feeders; they occupy the soil in
a rotation which is far more useful
and profitable to the farmer and bet
ter for the land than the present
shorter one, in which three grain crops
are taken for one green crop; their
culture greatly helps to fertilize the
land, for, being fed to cattle, much
more manure is made, and, being we'll
manured and paying we'll for the
manure and labor expended upon
them, they leave the land more fertile
than before and SO aid in increasing
largely all other crops grown.-Cin-
cinnati Commercial.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-18
Home Notes.

Silver dried out of hot water on a
clean cloth will be always bright, and
will not always need the weekly clean
ing. It is the washing in lukewarm
water and drying when cold that
gives the dull, leaden appearance
after a few days use.
For biliousness the editor of the
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
says a plain diet OF bread, milk, oat-
meal, vegetables and fruit, with lean
meat and fresh fish, is best. Exercise
in the open air. The victim of an
acute attack will be righted by IL
abstinence, ~ porrilge and milk, e !
toast, a little meat and fish and ripe
fruit, thus coming to solid food
gradually.
For ninety-nine persons out O
every hundred the best time for a
warm bath is at night, Immediately
before retiring. The relaxing OF the
system in a warm bath opens the
the body for cold, and not a few
serious results are brought about by
Undue exposure after the bath. An
excess of bathing even in warm weather
is more or less facilitating, and there.
fore should be avoided by persons oil
delicate health.
TAPIocA PUDDNG. Soak a teacup-
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-18
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Farm Notes.

Rye straw is generally supposed to
be the most valuable for feeding horses,
and oat straw is the best for cattle.
Wheat straw is not eaten SO readily
as the other kinds, which. when cut
up and mixed with ground corn and
oats or bran, willmake excellent food
Tor horses at any time. With the
straw about one-fourth more ground
feed should be given than with
timothy hay.
Old neglected current bushes need
not be dug up, but may be renovated
in the following manner: Cut out all
the stems but three or four of the
best and smoothest and prune these
to one:half their length, or to not over
three feet at the most. Dig around
the bushes, taking out all the grass
and weeds, and lay some good manure
upon the roots, mixed with the soil.
Mulch with coarse manure, and in the
Spring keep the ground clean and
break off all the young shoots except
three or four.
Hens that are expected to produce
eggs require a variety of food, such as
corn, wheat, buckwheat, baked pota-
toes, (given warm,) chopped meat,
and, most important, fresh bones
broken up finely. A mess of scalded
cornmeal, with q little sulphur and
salt, a teaspoonful OF each for 25 hens,
should be given daily. Slightly warm
water is better than snow and bits of
Ice for them, and should be given
morning and night.
The cost of crop OF wheat grown
by all English farmer as compared
with one grown by an average Ameri-
can farmer shows large difference in
the cost of each. Thus an estimate
OF the expenses of growing g. crop OF
SO bushels in England is given as
about 1913, OF which rent, rates, and
taxes amount to 50. This makes
nearly 70 cents bushel as the cost
OF the wheat which is now selling at
about 81 cents bushel.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-18
COMPLETENESS.

= & i j.
Q, love that all my being warns!
g, love that shields my life from storms!
o, love that every Impulse wills,
And ever fitting fancy fills
O, love that shines through all NV dreams
That starlight through the summer streams.
That thrills with melody my days,
And rounds all discord into praise!
lean my face upon thy breast
! As bends my noon-ray to the west
And calmly, in my open boat,
Z floating sing and singing float,
wait no more by wayside lakes,
70 daily with the reeds and brakes;
Behind me fade the mountain SHOWS,
And In my face the June wind blows,
While strong and wide the currents sweep
Toward the ever-calling deep.
y, love that rocks me in its arms,
and makes me brave amidst alarms.
know n OF where thy stream may lead
.Ihrough rocky pass or fowery mead,
j only feel that am blest
i only know l am at rest.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-18

full oftapioca in quart of water
over night. In the morning pour off
the water, add a quart of milk, two
teacupfuls OF sugar, and bring to the
boiling point. Pare and core eight
apples, fill the opening with sugar and
a little cinnamon, put in baking
pan and pour the tapioca over them.
Bake two hours. Serve cold.
BEAN soUP.-soak pint OF beans
over night in water, boil them in a
quart Of water, with a lump OF soda
large as bean, half an hour. Drain
off the water, put IN a quart of cold
water, with half pound OF fresh lean
beef cut up in inch-square pieces; boil
slowly three hours, and as the water
wastes add boiling water. just be-
fore taking up season with salt. The
liquor drained off makes a good dish
tor an invalid, and the remainder is a
palatable and nutritious dish for
those not invalids.
Young Mothers Get Plenty Of Advice.
From Babyhood
Not the least of the trials that the
mother has to contend with is out
side interference. 1t begins before
the baby comes, and says, eff were
you | would" and eff I were you I
wouldn't" with wearyingchatt which
has the form but lacks the spirit OF
advice. Also it says, not infrequently,
"Do you dare do that?" with a, dis
approving emphasis quite indescriba-
BILE. After the nurse has gone, and the
mother, distrustful of herself, and Of
ten weak and disturbed by fears, takes
up the sweet burden OF care and goes
about what will henceforth be an I'M
ceasing duty, then begins: "Don't you
feed your baby anythlng?" "Do you
rock herr" "Does he sleep with you?"
'Don't you dress it too warmly?'
and so on indefinitely. A more seir-
Gus thing is the meddling with the
mothers manner OF discipline While
the mother, alas! is not infallible here,
1t IS better that she make mistakes
than that she be by others moved
from that course of action which she
believes is for her child's good. The
intelligent, contentious mother
will probably find her way
through her mistakes to better
thinking and wiser ways. There are
plenty OF unthinking people who do
not hesitate to demonstrate, and sug-
gest, and make excuses for the child
ISL delinquent in the presence OF the
little offender. A child out visiting is
perhaps cautioned by a parent not to
touch certain articles of adornment;
Instantly the hostess says: "Why, let
him have it. You can take it if you
want it, dearn' The embarrassed
mother will need nerve if she insists
he can not have it, when insisting may
seem ungracious. Again, at meals it
is often a fact that she must combat
the pleadings of every individual at
the table if she decides to deny her
child some article which he would like,
but which she feels would be hurtful.
Illustrations might be multiplied. Or
dinaril y no one but a parent knows d
child from first to last, and what
that child's needs as to indul-
gence and discipline are. Except in
rare instances no outsider has any
right to attempt to influence a par
ent's decisions. Unobtrusivev as
may be, and above all firmly, parents
should exercise the privilege which is
theirs by divine right, OF doing for
and by their own what seems to them
good.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-18
How to Dress in Order to Bring Out Individuality,


Philadelphia News: The majority
OF blackhaired women have black
eyes and a sallow complexion. On
the whole, they look best in black
say black lace, with some white lace
at the throat. The effect is then
something like that OF an etching. If
a black-haired woman has a pale skin
and blue eyes she can wear almost
anythinc-that is, except yellow and
green. Blues and reds are particular
ly becoming to her, and she even looks
well in blue-white, which is trying to
most people, and is only ventured on
with absolute safety by rosy, blue
eyed fair-haired blondes, who are.
known as ''cool" blondes.
The "cool' blonde is a priviIedgedt
person. She can wear all those cold
colors i'll which other women dare not
venture, and in which no other type
can equal her. She looks we'll inipale
green, cool gray, heliotrope purple,
and cold blues. She ought never to-
wear red, brown, yellow, or cream
white.
Sometimes one sees brown-black
hair with steel-gray eyes and ialr
skin, with a brilliant, rosy complies
ion. Women OF this type can wear
green's and blues of all shades and
every sort of purple. They also, lock
we'll in browns, and reds. and faWns,
and grays. They should avoid old
gold and all too subtle tones. such as
mauve. A woman with lighter brown
hair and blue or gray eyes looks, well
IN brown or fawn color, relieved by
pink. Dark blue is also becoming to
her. With brown hair, warm brown
skin, and brown eyes almost barbar-
ic contrasts are effective, such as blue
and red and black and yellow, and all
shades of yellow and red are becom-
ing.
The shorter the woman the shorter
should be her waist and the longer he.
legs, to give Ter hight. AS to high
| heels, they do certainly give dignity
as long as the wearer stands still, but
let her walk even across a room, and
the effect is absolutely graceless.
/ Long lines from the shoulder 20 the
foot give hight; horizontal lines cross
ing the figure shorten the person.
Short, stout women should never wear
basques nor any other arrangement
that makes a decided line about the
hips. and they should never havetheir
gowns made too tight. Draperies
which are little loose give an effect
OF slenderness by not defining the lines
/ too clearly. Tall women who are too
slender might use horizontal lines
/ with advantage. A band surrounds
i ing the arm or waist makes it look
much larger than it really is A great
mistake is to have dress trimmed
with lines OF violently contrasting
lcolor.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-07-26
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING,
CuaIbumers, Attention !

TyHE UNDERSIGNED WILL RECEIVE
i sealed proposals for coal to be deli yered
Hollow District, Churchill county, New. Bids
will be received until Aug 8. aud contracts will
be given for 10000 and 60. 900 bushels. Timber
10 plenty within three miles Of furnace,
For particulars, addreBs
A. SCIDMORE.
saltwater. New. July 10, 1887. j23.td
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-07-26
Good Prospecting work.

The Enterprise says: More prospecting
is at present in progress along and about
the Comstock than for many years. Also
better results are being obtained. Our
mining men are going for ore where ii is,
not where il is not. Ore that could not
be touched ten years ago will now tat the
reduced cost Of milling) pay q good profit.
A few years ago the great idea Of the boss
miners put TO work to develop a mine was
to make q grand splurge and then "millf "
the stock instead OF milling the ore. Max
ing a survey of tho groupings of a quartz
vein they then wen q mile awsy-or as
far as the lay in the land would permit
and started q big tunnel. In many cases
they never again saw their ledge after the
first survey of it, the tunnel never reach
ing ii. Now the plan is to get right square
on top OF the vein and stick to it. The in
tention OF those old tunnels was about
like Pixies " writ of high-spankerorum,'
which, as he said, stakes Teller as well
where he Amt as where he is"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-07-26

A few days ago, says the Sacramento
Bee, q police officer went into a tailor
shop Oh K street to have a rent in his coat
repaired. A woman is employed in the
shop, and she expressed curiosity regard.
ing a pair Of handouts, which were OK.
posed to view when the guardian OF the
peace" removed his garment. The
+" bracelets" were exhibited, and the
asked to try them on. The officer
consented and snapped them about her
wrists. ALI this was very funny, but il
was not so comical when the officer desired
to remove the handouts and discovered
that he had NO key. The woman was
therefore a prisoner until the officers
coat was mended aud until be could make
a trip to the st~ation-house and secure a
key. A wag who heard of the woman's
predicament circulated q rumor in the
immediate neighborhood that tbe woman
was under arrest for a henious offense and
had been heavily ironed, and her annoy
snce was such that she will doubtless be-
ware OF handouts hereafter.